June 13,Birgunj– The COVID-19 has been confirmed in a young man who was found dead in the Ghantaghar area of Birgunj.
As a result of the swab that came on Friday evening, the infection was seen in the deceased youth, said the coordinator of Narayani Temporary Hospital Gandak, Dr. Uday Narayan Singh informed.The body of the deceased has been kept in Narayani Hospital. He added that they were preparing to manage the body as per the protocol.
According to Parsa Police Chief SP Ganga Pant, the body of the young man was found in Ghantaghar area on May 11. She said that the details of the youth is yet to be revealed.’The hospital has informed to the ministry of health about the incident’,hospital source said.The ministry has yet to make a formal announcement. Meanwhile,the death toll has reached 17 in Nepal.